Dawson City may be the most under-estimated community in the North - most people find it hard to believe that there can be so much to do in such a small town. History is tangible here, with artifacts everywhere, several museums, places where you can try your hand at gold panning, the sternwheeler graveyard and lots more. A tour of a bit of the huge Klondike goldfields is a must. But there are also great places for nature lovers to walk - along the Yukon and Klondike Rivers, or off into the lightly-forested hills that surround Dawson.

Numerous old wooden buildings throughout Dawson have been restored and a number of others are in various stages of rehabilitation, the majority of these projects being completed by Parks Canada, Klondike National Historic Sites.